In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cilrhedyn like this:
KILRHEDIN, or CILRHEDYN, a parish in the district of Newcastle-in-Emlyn, and counties of Pembroke and Carmarthen; on the river Cuch, 5¼ miles SSW of Newcastle-Emlyn r. station. It contains the villages of Capel-Evan, Pentych, Cwmcych, Cwmforgan, and Blananllyn; and its post town is Newcastle-Emlyn, under Carmarthen. ...
Acres of the Pembroke portion, 2, 183. Real property, £946. Pop., 249. Houses, 47. Acres, of the Carmarthen portion, 5, 673. Real property, £2, 243. Pop., 825. Houses, 184. Kilrhedin Castle is now a ruin. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Davids. Valne, £378.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church was rebuilt in 1863, at a cost of about £1, 100; and is in the decorated English style, of local stone, with Bath stone dressings. The churchyard contains a monumental stone with Ogham inscription.
Cilrhedyn through time
Cilrhedyn is now part of Carmarthenshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Carmarthenshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cilrhedyn itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cilrhedyn in Carmarthenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4643
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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